Thanks Gurcharan ji,
This is right on the mark! Lilium x maculatum Cv. 'Batemanniae'
seems to be your precise cultivar with apricot flowers. Thanks for
making the effort to clear my doubts.
Best wishes
- Tabish
On Oct 1, 1:49 am, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Tabish ji
> Perhaps this one from Hortus Third will clear your doubt:
>
> Lilium x maculatum Cv. 'Batemanniae' (syn: L. elegans var. Batemanniae Hort.
> ex Bak.; L. batemanniae Hort ex Wallace)- stems to 3.5 feet, fls. apricot
> coloured, not spotted.
>
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>
> On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 7:47 AM, J.M. Garg <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Forwarding again for Id confirmation or otherwise pl.
>
> > Earlier relevant feedback:
>
> > “ The species name "maculatum" stands for spotted, and I believe it
>
> > comes from the heavily spotted petals that I see in the images on the
> > web:
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lilium_maculatum_flower.jpg
> > On the other hand, the petals of your flowers look spotless. *So, I
> > urge you to rethink the identification. Unfortunately, I am unable to
> > suggest anything.
> > *
> > - Tabish”
>
> > “Thanks Tabish ji for your critical observation. What attracted me to this
> > plant was unusually large flowers with tepals 7-10 cm long. THe only species
> > I can think of with erect-spreading (not recurved at tip) and linear
> > scattered leaves was this one only. *Agreed that flowers are usually
> > spotted, but as Bailey writes " scarcely to much spotted".* Let us see if
> > there is any other alternative: Here is something to support my conclusion:
>
> >http://www.kalle-k.dk/Lilium%20maculatum.JPG
>
> >http://korin518.blog.so-net.ne.jp/archive/c2300164413-1
>
> > --
>
> > Dr. Gurcharan Singh”
>
> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]>
> > Date: 11 August 2010 08:27
> > Subject: [efloraofindia:44037] Lilium maculatum from Kashmir
> > To: efloraofindia <[email protected]>, Flowers of India <
> > [email protected]>
>
> > Lilium maculatum from Kashmir, photographed from Hazuribagh Garden on June
> > 16, 2010
>
> > Common Names:
> > Japanese: Sukashi-yuri
>
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> > Retired Associate Professor
> > SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
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> >http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
>
> > --
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